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The Flower Kings

Progressive rock
Progressive rock

The Flower Kings is a Progressive rock act. Their sound grew out of Yes, King Crimson, Gentle Giant, Genesis and Inside Out Music. Those roots explain a lot about how The Flower Kings arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Moon Safari and Fish, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Pain of Salvation, Spock's Beard, Steve Hackett and Yesterdays, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 12 connections around The Flower Kings, reaching back through Yes and forward to Pain of Salvation. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
The Flower KingsYesKing CrimsonGentle GiantGenesisInside Out MusicThe SynPain of SalvationSpock's BeardSteve HackettYesterdaysMoon SafariFish

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The Flower Kings connections

The Flower Kings grew out of Yes, King Crimson, Gentle Giant and Genesis, shares an orbit with Moon Safari and Fish, went on to shape Pain of Salvation, Spock's Beard, Steve Hackett and Yesterdays. 12 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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